Boarding school details

St Mary's Knockbeg College, Knockbeg, Co Carlow (boys)

Tel: 05991-42127 (five day) €3,200

Royal School Cavan, College Street, Cavan, Co Cavan (co-ed)

Tel: 049-4361605 (five day) €5,100

Bandon Grammar School, Bandon, Cork (co-ed)

Tel: 023-41713 (seven day) €€6,066

Colaiste An Phaiarsaigh, Gleann Maghair, Cork (co-ed)

Tel: 021-4821955 (five day) €4,220

Midleton College, Midleton, Co Cork (co-ed)

Tel: 021-4631146 (seven day)

The Royal and Prior School, Raphoe, Co. Donegal (co-ed)

Tel: 074-9145389 (five-day schooling, four-day board) €3,150

Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6 (girls)

Tel: 01 497 7571 (seven day) €12,630

Blackrock College, Blackrock, Co Dublin (boys)

Tel: 01-288 8681 (seven day) €13,500

Kings Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 (co-ed)

Tel: 01-626 5933 (seven day) €10,050

Rathdown School, Glenageary, Co Dublin (girls)

Tel: 01-285 3133 (seven day) €13,990

St Columba's College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16 (co-ed)

Tel: 01-490 6791 (seven day) €16,980 (2nd-6th year) €14,145 (6th class and 1st year)

Sutton Park School, St Fintan's Road, Sutton, Dublin 13 (co-ed)

Tel: 832 2940 (seven day) 13,010

Wesley College, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 (co-ed)

Tel: 01-298 7066 (seven day) 11,260

Coláiste Sheosaimh, Gearrbhaile, Béal Átha na Slua, Co na Gaillimhe (boys) Tel: 0909-642504 (five day) €2,900 - closing in 2008

Kylemore Abbey School, Connemara, Co Galway (girls only)

Tel: 095-41127 - closing in 2010

Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare (boys, boarding only)

Tel: 045-868202 (seven days) €12,650

Coláiste Íde, Baile an Ghóilín, Daingean Uí Chuis, Co Chiarraí

(girls - instruction through Irish language)

Tel: 066-9151211 (seven day) €4,300

St Brigid's College, Callan, Co Kilkenny (girls)

Tel: 056-7725189 (five day) €4,800. Seven-day option available

Kilkenny College, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny (co-ed)

Tel: 056-7761544 (five day) €7,649

Glenstal Abbey School, Murroe, Co Limerick (boys, boarding only)

Tel: 061-386 099 (seven day) €11,850

Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, Limerick (co-ed)

Tel: 061-451 447 (five day) €6,310 (seven day) €7,960

Drogheda Grammar School, Eden View, Mornington Road, Drogheda, Co Louth (co-ed) Tel: 041-983 8281 (five day)

Dundalk Grammar School, Dundalk, Co Louth (co-ed)

Tel: 042-933 4459 (five day) €5,238

Franciscan College, Gormanston, Co Meath (boys)

Tel: 01-8412203 (seven day) €7,700

Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo (co-ed)

Tel: 071-9145010 (seven day) €7,400

Rockwell College, Cashel, Co. Tipperary (co-ed)

Tel: 062-61444 (five day) €8,505 (seven day) €9,505

Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co Tipperary (boys, boarding only)

Tel: 0505-23344 (seven day) €8,950

Mount Carmel Boarding School, Thurles, Co Tipperary (girls)

Tel: 0504-21131 (five day) €5,000

Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles, Co Tipperary (girls)

Tel: 0504-21340 (five day) €6,200

Newtown School, Waterford (co-ed)

Tel: 051-860200 (seven day) €10,430

Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd, Athlone, Co Westmeath (girls)

Tel: 0906-472092 (five day) €6,400

Wilson's Hospital School, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath (co-ed)

Tel: 044-71115 (seven day) €6,250

The above list is not exhaustive.

For further details, see www.educationireland.ie